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Jul 16 2020
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Hollywood lands in crosshairs of Trump admin's anti-China blitz
The Trump administration on Thursday continued its full-throttle effort to portray China as a threat to United States interests, as Attorney General William Barr lambasted the US's reliance on Chinese goods and services, and accused US media and technology giants of collaborating with China.
During an address at the Gerald R Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Barr took
Al JazeeraAug 24 2021
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Empty Space: Office Building Prices Drop Across Major US Cities
Prices for office buildings across the United States remain low after eighteen months of the COVID-19 pandemic, including in its most expensive cities.
According to a new report from real estate data firm CommercialEdge, average sale prices dropped to $284 a square foot on office buildings in central business districts nationwide this year. This comes after prices hit a peak of $400 a
International Business TimesFeb 08 2020
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Fact-checking the eighth Democratic primary debate
The eighth Democratic presidential debate of the 2020 campaign, hosted by ABC, WMUR (Channel 9), and Apple News, had seven candidates, lasted 2½ hours — and did not have many statements that merited fact-checking. Here are eight claims that caught our attention. Our practice is not to award Pinocchios in debate roundups.
“The reality is, on my watch, drug arrests in South Bend were
Washington PostAug 10 2021
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Andrew Cuomo: Accuser Brittany Commisso says governor broke law
An executive assistant to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has broken her anonymity and called for accountability over his alleged sexual harassment.
Brittany Commisso's claims were first detailed in a report which found Mr Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women.
"What he did to me was a crime," Ms Commisso, 32, said about alleged instances of groping while she worked under the governor
BBC NewsJul 15 2019
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Why Today’s Amazon Strike Is So Important
A decade ago, the US tech giants — Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook — were seen as the very symbols of human progress. Now, the companies — especially Amazon — are seen as the very symbols of inequality, tyranny, and exploitation.
Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder and CEO, is not only the richest man in the world but in modern history, with an estimated worth of $110 billion. Meanwhile, Bezos
JacobinNov 23 2022
Headline Roundup
Violent Protests Break Out at Major Chinese iPhone Factory
Hundreds of workers protesting payment delays and COVID-19 concerns clashed with Chinese police at Foxconn Zhengzhou, the world’s largest iPhone factory.
For Context: Foxconn, a Taiwanese company, has struggled to fulfill orders for Apple’s new iPhone 14. In late October, thousands of assembly line workers walked out of the Zhengzhou factory over COVID-19 outbreaks and workplace safety
South China Morning Post The Post Millennial The VergeJan 04 2023
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Microsoft Workers Form Company's First US Union
Microsoft recognized its first labor union in the U.S. after a super-majority of employees at ZeniMax Media, a Microsoft subsidiary, voted to unionize.
For Context: Microsoft acquired ZeniMax for $7.5 billion in 2021. The firm created popular games such as Doom, Fallout, and Elder Scrolls. Microsoft said that it voluntarily recognizes the employees' legal right to choose to unionize.
Business Insider CNBC Fox BusinessOct 27 2020
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A Look at America's Most Corrupt Police
If there's a worst-case scenario for police corruption, it would look a lot like the tale told in I Got a Monster: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Corrupt Police Squad.
The book, by the reporters Baynard Woods and Brandon Soderberg, pieces together the story of the 2017 Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF) scandal, in which a federal investigation has so far led to the conviction of a dozen
ReasonMay 18 2020
Headline Roundup
FBI Links Pensacola Military Base Shooter to Al-Qaida
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced Monday that it found a link between the al-Qaida extremist group and the rogue Saudi Air Force cadet who murdered three U.S. sailors at Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida last December. Several weeks after the shooting, Attorney General William Barr said the attack was driven by "jihadist ideologies." The FBI, which has yet to call the
Associated Press CNN (Online News) Washington TimesApr 20 2015
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Seeking Business, Cuomo Heads to Cuba With a New York Trade Delegation
When the United States opened the door for agricultural trade with Cuba more than a decade ago, Ward Dobbins went to Havana to market his Red Delicious apples, fresh from upstate New York. Working out of a tiny trade-show booth, he signed a contract to do business with the Cubans, and even caught a glimpse of Fidel Castro.
“I decided I wanted to be the first, and we were the first compa
New York Times (News)